Driving long-term value and international growth: Insights from Finaxy Group with Ardian

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Driving long-term value and international growth: Insights from Finaxy Group with Ardian

  • 13 February 2025

  • Expansion

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Alexis Lavaillote

Alexis Lavaillote

Managing Director

Alexis Lavaillotte joined Ardian in 2005. He had been since 2000 Investment Manager with Crédit Agricole Private Equity working on LBO and expansion projects of €1M to €10M. He has been previously Analyst at Crédit Lyonnais in New York, Department Leverage Finance where he participated to acquisition and LBO operations.

In this interview, Ardian portfolio company Finaxy Group’s CEO Erick Berville and Managing Director in the Expansion team at Ardian Alexis Lavaillote, explore how our partnership has contributed to the firm’s impressive expansion, becoming Europe’s leading travel insurer.

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Finaxy & Ardian: Bound for Expansion

Join us as we explore the impressive expansion of Finaxy Group with the support of Ardian.

Driving International Growth and Digital Transformation for Finaxy Group

Reflecting on the collaboration, Erick Berville cites Ardian’s positive reputation and “genuine support” as influential in Finaxy’s decision to choose Ardian as an investor in 2020

Since then, the firm has evolved from a national to an international player, tripling its size through nine acquisitions. 

With Ardian's help, Finaxy made its biggest moves ever.

Erick Berville, CEO, Finaxy Group

The conversation also touched on Finaxy's ESG and digital activity growth, highlighting the rapidly evolving significance of AI in business development. Erick Berville highlighted the group’s focus on “making AI a core part of the way we do business”, while recognizing Ardian’s role in its implementation, leading to the pilot projects Finaxy is currently testing.

I agree that getting to know each other first played a key role in making the deal happen

Alexis Lavaillotte, Managing Director, Expansion, Ardian

At Ardian, we are dedicated to creating lasting change with our portfolio companies, throughout all stages of their business operations - reflected in the results of this successful partnership.

Discover Finaxy's transformation story in the video ↑

Architects of Lasting Change